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P. J. DALTON.

SIGN. 7 No. 355,510. Patented Jan. 4, 1887.

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ATTORNEY.

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PATRICK J. DALTON, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 355,510, dated January4, 1887. 7

Application filed Fcbl'llflly 9,1886. Serial No. 191,360. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PATRIOK'J. DALTON, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and Improved Sign, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates more particularly to sheet-metal signs; andtheobject of theinvention is to provide a sign of this character which willbe protected from the influences of the Weather, which not only discolorthe sign surface but cause the lettering to lose its luster.

The invention consists of the special construction of the sign, ashereinafter described 1 and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts'in both the figures.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a sign made in accordance with myinvention, and Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the same taken on theline 00 w of Fig. 1.

The frame A of the sign is by preference made of wood, and may be of anysuitable size. At the front the frame A is by preference slightlyrecessed, as shown at a, to receive the sign B, which in this instanceis a polished metal plate with the sign-letters b enameled, embossed,painted, or otherwise placed or formed upon it. Around the edges of thesignB are placed the narrow strips 0 c, and over the sign and restingupon these strips is placed the glass plate 0, which is held in place bythe screws 01 which pass through the glass and the sign B and screw intothe frame A, the strips 0 serving to prevent the plate from coming incontact with the sign.

The glass 0 is hermetically sealed in of to the frame A over the sign Bby the layers or strips 6, of plaster-of -paris or other material, sothat external air cannot reach. thelettered surface of the sign. In thismannerall discoloration of the sign is prevented, thereby saving thetime and labor of cleaning, and the influences of the weather cannotloosen or dim the luster of the lettering nor the polish of the sign,and the reflecting-surface of the glass front does not diminislnbutrather adds to the brightness and beauty of the sign.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patentr A sign comprising the frame A, having arecess, a, into which the metal sign-plate. B fits flush with thesurface of the frame, strips 0 around the sign-plate near its outeredges, the glass plate 0, resting on the strips, screws d, passingthrough the glass and the sign-plate into the frame, and the sealingmaterial e, filling in the spacearound the glass and strips betweentheir outer edges and the outer face of the frame beyond the recess,substantially as set forth.

PATRICK J. DALTON.

W'itnesses:

H. S. WEs'r, O. SEDGWICK.

